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Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue!

It's the Fourth of July, and amid our celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of...

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Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at 7:59 AM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: blue (1), cabbage white butterfly (1), flameskimmer (1), Fourth of July (1), Libellula saturata (1), Papilio rutulus (17), Pieris rapae (1), red (1), Western tiger swallowtail (23), white (1)

The Flora and the Fauna at the Old State Capitol

Erected in 1852, this historic building was ostensibly intended for Benicia City Hall. Offered as...

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Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 4:29 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (2), Benicia State Capitol (1), Fischer-Hanlon House (1), Gulf Fritillary (2), Papilio rutulus (17), Western tiger swallowtail (23)

Like a Ballerina on the Dance Floor of Life

Like a ballerina on the dance floor of life, a newly eclosed Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio...

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Posted on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 6:15 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Art Shapiro (10), Papilio rutulus (17), UC Davis (3), Western tiger swallowtail (23)

Hold That Tiger!

When you're chasing a tiger, you don't have to worry about the fangs or the claws. No worries...

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Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 1:49 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: All-Star (1), Art Shapiro (10), butterflies (2), Papilio rutulus (17), plumbago (1), UC Davis Arboretum (3), Western tiger swallowtail (23)

A Butterfly Ballet at a Special Place

Ruth Charlotte Risdon Storer (1888-1986) would have been proud. The garden that bears her name in...

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Posted on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 6:18 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bees (2), monarchs (1), Papilio rutulus (17), Ruth Risdon Storer (1), Storer Garden (1), UC Davis Arboretum (3), Western tiger swallowtail (23)

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